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Bats Global Markets Reports Strong March Market Share
April 21, 2016--Acquires ETF.com, Announces the SPYIX Volatility Index
Corporate highlights for March include:
Bats remained the #1 U.S. market operator for ETF trading, executing 25.8% of all March volume.
Bats remained the second-largest U.S. Equities market operator with 21.0% market share.
In U.S. Options, Bats reported 10.3% market share for March.
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Source: Bats Global Markets
SEC Issues Order Modifying and Extending the Pilot Period for the National Market System Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility
April 21, 2016--The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an order to extend for one year the pilot period of the National Market System Plan to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility, commonly known as the limit up-limit down (LULD) plan.
The Commission also approved a modification to the manner in which the LULD plan establishes the reference price in cases where a security does not trade in the opening auction on the primary listing exchange. In these circumstances, a security's reference price will now be the previous trading day's closing price or, if no closing price exists, the last reported sale on the primary listing exchange.
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Source: SEC.gov
Infographic-Watch U.S. Consumption Numbers in Real-Time
April 21, 2016--Advanced economies are typically heavily reliant on the domestic consumption of goods and services, and the United States is no exception.
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Source: visualcapitalist.com
Ivy NextSharesTM to Launch Late Summer 2016
April 20, 2016--Ivy NextShares in three strategies to be available.
Ivy NextShares, managed by Ivy Investment Management Company, a subsidiary of Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., has filed a registration statement with the Securities & Exchange Commission to register three Ivy NextShares exchange-traded managed funds (NextShares). Ivy becomes the first fund sponsor to submit a filing to register NextShares since the first NextShares funds were launched by Eaton Vance Management, which obtained the initial exemptive order for NextShares, earlier this year.
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Source: Ivy Funds
Dhandho Junoon ETF Launches on NYSE Arca: JUNE
April 20, 2016--Dhandho Funds LLC ("Dhandho"), led by Founder and Chief Executive Officer Mohnish Pabrai, is pleased to announce the launch of the Dhandho Junoon ETF (the "Fund") on the New York Stock Exchange Arca (NYSE Arca: JUNE).
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Source: Dhandho Funds LLC
Amplify(R) ETFs Announces Launch of Online Retail ETF (NASDAQ: IBUY)
IBUY, the first ETF from Amplify, tracks the EQM Online Retail Index (IBUYXT)
April 20, 2016--Amplify ETFs, a firm founded in 2015 by ETF industry veteran Christian Magoon, announces the debut of the Amplify Online Retail ETF (NASDAQ: IBUY).
Capturing a growing segment of the retail and consumer discretionary market, the fund holds a basket of companies from around the world that generate the majority of revenue from online and virtual sales.
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Source: Amplify ETFs
First Trust to Cross-List Three More AlphaDEX(R) ETFs in Mexico
April 20, 2016--Three new international funds based on the AlphaDEX(R) Methodology will be cross listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores
("First Trust") a global exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider and asset manager, announced that it has cross listed the First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX(R) Fund (Ticker: FKU), the First Trust Japan AlphaDEX(R) Fund (Ticker: FJP) and the First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDEX(R) Fund (Ticker: FPA) on the International Segment (SIC) of the Mexican stock exchange, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV).
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Source: First Trust
Horizons ETFs Launches the Horizons NASDAQ-100(R) Index ETF
April 20, 2016--Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. ("Horizons ETFs") is pleased to announce the launch of the Horizons NASDAQ-100(R) Index ETF ("HXQ"), which will provide investors with low-cost, tax-efficient exposure to 100 of the largest U.S. and international non-financial companies listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market.<
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Source: Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
Sprott Asset Management launches social media equity ETF
April 20, 2016--Toronto-headquartered exchange-traded fund provider Sprott Asset Management has launched a new fund on the NYSE Arca that attempts to pick outperforming US equities based upon investor sentiment trends on social media sites.
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Source: etfstrategy.co.uk
Mackenzie Investments launches Active ETFs with a suite of fixed income solutions
April 19, 2016--Mackenzie Financial Corporation (Mackenzie Investments) is excited to unveil a new chapter in the company's history with the launch of four unique fixed income Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
The addition of these active ETFs complements Mackenzie Investments broad and innovative fund line-up.
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Source: Mackenzie Investments
